Sulfur mustard and respiratory diseases

FR Tang, WK Loke - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Victims exposed to sulfur mustard (HD) in World War I and Iran–Iraq war, and those suffered
occupational or accidental exposure have endured discomfort in the respiratory system at …

Free radical production and oxidative stress in lung tissue of patients exposed to sulfur mustard: an overview of cellular and molecular mechanisms

A Beigi Harchegani, E Tahmasbpour… - Chemical research in …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical alkylating compound that primary targets lung tissue. It
causes a wide variety of pathological effects in respiratory system such as chronic bronchitis …

Molecular and cellular mechanism of lung injuries due to exposure to sulfur mustard: a review

M Ghanei, AA Harandi - Inhalation toxicology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Sulfur mustard (SM), a potent chemical weapon agent, was used by Iraqi forces against
Iranian in the Iraq–Iran war (1981–1989). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is …

The role of N-acetylcysteine in the management of acute and chronic pulmonary complications of sulfur mustard: a literature review

M Shohrati, I Karimzadeh, A Saburi, H Khalili… - Inhalation …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Sulfur mustard exposure, as the most widely used chemical weapon, can lead to
acute and long-term pulmonary complications via various pathways, such as triggering an …

Role of oxidative stress in sulfur mustard-induced pulmonary injury and antioxidant protection

E Tahmasbpour, S Reza Emami, M Ghanei… - Inhalation …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a potent alkylating agent that targets several organs, especially lung
tissue. Although pathological effects of SM have been widely considered, molecular and …

Sardasht-Iran cohort study of chemical warfare victims: design and methods

T Ghazanfari, S Faghihzadeh… - Archives of Iranian …, 2009 - eprints.bmsu.ac.ir
Background: insights into long-term clinical consequences of sulfur mustard have emerged
from some investigations but less is known about the basic and molecular mechanisms of …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment for sulfur mustard lung injuries; new therapeutic approaches from acute to chronic phase

Z Poursaleh, AA Harandi, E Vahedi… - DARU Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Objective Sulfur mustard (SM) is one of the major potent chemical warfare and attractive
weapons for terrorists. It has caused deaths to hundreds of thousands of victims in World …

The clinical toxicology of sulfur mustard

A RAEISSI, KM TAJIK, M AZARI, SA ASADI… - 2005 - sid.ir
Sulfur mustard (SM) or mustard gas is one of the most important agents of chemical warfare
due to its simple and cheap chemical synthesis that makes it readily available for both …

Sulfur mustard-induced pulmonary injury: therapeutic approaches to mitigating toxicity

B Weinberger, JD Laskin, VR Sunil, PJ Sinko… - Pulmonary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Sulfur mustard (SM) is highly toxic to the lung inducing both acute and chronic effects
including upper and lower obstructive disease, airway inflammation, and acute respiratory …

The chronic effects of sulfur mustard exposure

M Rowell, K Kehe, F Balszuweit, H Thiermann - Toxicology, 2009 - Elsevier
Whilst the acute effects of sulfur mustard have been relatively well characterised, the chronic
effects of short term but significant exposures are still evolving. The approximately 30,000 …